Jalal-Abad Region
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Region | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Map of Kyrgyzstan, location of Jalal-Abad Region highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 41°15′N 72°15′E / 41.250°N 72.250°E | |
| Country |  Kyrgyzstan |
| Capital | Jalal-Abad |
| Government | |
| • Gubernator | Zhusupbek Sharipov |
| Area | |
• Total | 32,418 km2 (12,517 sq mi) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,311,007 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Kyrgyzstan Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | KG-J |
| Districts | 8 |
| Cities | 9 |
| Towns | 4 |
| Villages | 415 |
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Jalal-Abad Region (/dʒəˈlɑːl əˈbɑːd/; Kyrgyz: [dʑɑˌɫɑɫ‿ɑˈβɑt]) is a region (oblus) of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is the city of the same name, Jalal-Abad. It is surrounded by (clockwise from the north) Talas Region, Chüy Region, Naryn Region, Osh Region, and Uzbekistan. Jalal-Abad Region was established on 21 November 1939. On 27 January 1959 it became a part of Osh Region, but regained its old status as a region on 14 December 1990. Its total area is 32,418 km2 (12,517 sq mi).[2] The resident population of the region was 1,260,617 as of January 2021.[1] The region has a sizeable Uzbek (24.8% in 2009) minority.[2]
- ^ a b "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
- ^ a b "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Jalal-Abad Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 13, 17, 66, 281, 335–338.